Bystra, Bielsko County
Village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other places with the same name, see Bystra.
Bystra [ˈbɨstra] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilkowice, within Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] The village lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Wilkowice, 8 km (5 mi) south of Bielsko-Biała, and 55 km (34 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.
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Coordinates: 49°45′43″N 19°4′20″E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Silesian |
County | Bielsko |
Gmina | Wilkowice |
Established | 16th century |
Population | 3,887 |
Website | http://bystra.pl |
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The village is located in Silesian Beskids, alongside Bystra stream. The name of the village is of topographic origin borrowed from an older name of the Bystra stream (nominative bystry: fast, rapid).